Wenceslaus III (Opava)
Wenceslaus III von Troppau (Czech Václav III. Opavský ; * around 1445 ; † February 2, 1474 in Steinau ) was Duke of Opava from 1452 and later dubbed Duke of Steinau . He came from the Troppau branch of the Bohemian Přemyslids .
Life
His parents were Duke Wilhelm von Troppau and Salome († 1489), a daughter of the Bohemian nobleman Puta von Častolowitz .
After his father's death in 1452, his younger brother Ernst took over the guardianship of Wenzel and his four siblings. Together with his brothers Friedrich and Přemysl / Primislaus III. Wenceslaus had inherited two thirds of the Duchy of Opava. The right of inheritance to the Duchy of Münsterberg was denied to them, because their father had contractually transferred this to his brother Ernst in 1451 and he had given him his third to Troppau in return. After 1454, Ernst, as guardian of Wenzels and his brothers, sold their two-thirds stake in Troppau to Duke Bolko V of Opole , while their cousin Johann II von Leobschütz was able to hold the last third until 1464 .
Since Wenzel's mother had insufficient income, Duke Konrad X of Oels pledged her the Duchy of Steinau around 1455, "the young white man" . In a document dated November 14, 1468, she titled "Duchess of Troppau auf Steinau". Wenzel, who held the Steinau pledge together with his mother, dubbed the title "Wenczlaw duke zu Troppaw" in a certificate issued by Duke Konrad X. von Oels on August 12, 1473 in Wohlau . This certificate confirmed that Wenzel had transferred his rights to Troppau to his mother Salome and his sisters Anna and Katharina.
Wenzel lived with his mother in Steinau, where he led an insignificant existence. In 1474 he died unmarried and without descendants. In the same year, the Sagan Duke Johann II moved to Steinau, who was married to Wenceslas sister Katharina (1443–1505). Although Duke Konrad X. demanded Steinau back after Salome's death in 1489, it fell to Wenzel's sister Katharina in 1492.
literature
- Ludwig Petry among others: History of Silesia . Vol. 1, Sigmaringen 1988, ISBN 3-7995-6341-5 , pp. 191, 212f., 219, 226 and 229.
- Hugo Weczerka (Hrsg.): Handbook of the historical places . Volume: Silesia (= Kröner's pocket edition . Volume 316). Kröner, Stuttgart 1977, ISBN 3-520-31601-3 , family tables on p. 600-601.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Day of death after [1] , erroneously referred to there as Wenzel IV.
- ↑ von Steinau according to family table HB historical sites
- ↑ Zdenek Měřínský: marginal k životním osudům Přremysla III. Opavského . In: Od Knížat ke Králům . ISBN 978-80-7106-896-9 , pp. 423-437.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wenceslaus III |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wenzel von Steinau; Václav III. Opavský (Czech) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duke of Opava |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1445 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 2, 1474 |
| Place of death | Steinau |